DAY 20 (1 OF 3) – IPANEMA, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Today was a cloudy and humid Sunday. Rain seemed coming anytime. It only took us 5 minutes to walk from our hostel to the famous Ipanema Beach. On our way to the beach, we dropped by Polis Suco for a quick drink of acai smoothie, a tasty and healthy morning treat. The entire beach was packed with all kinds of beach goers, from surfers, sunbathers, to beach tennis players. The automobile traffic on Ave. Vieira Souto was replaced with bikers, runners, and joggers, etc. In the distant west, the Dois Irmaos mountains provided a dramatic backdrop to the beach scenery.